Partners Forum for Delivering the

New Agenda Together in Asia and

the Pacific- National Mechanisms

and Multi-Stakeholder Engagement

in the Implementation of the NUA

THE AMARI WATERGATE

BANGKOK, THAILAND

JANUARY 23-24, 2017

List of Participants

BANGLADESH

CAMBODIA

INDONESIA

MALAYSIA

MYANMAR

NEPAL

PAKISTAN

PHILIPPINES

SINGAPORE

SOUTH KOREA

SRI LANKA

THAILAND

UN Agency Representative

UN - Habitat

Organized by UN - Habitat, Hosted by

the Royal Thai Government and financed

with Swedish International Development

Agency (SIDA) support.

This forum was held as a follow – up to

the third United Nations conference on

housing and sustainable urban

development (Habitat III) where World

leaders adopted the NEW URBAN

AGENDA

THE OBJECTIVES OF THE FORUM

1. Share experience on existing or planned

national mechanisms and frameworks

for the implementation of the New

Urban Agenda;

2. Create awareness of multi-stakeholders

commitments in the New Urban Agenda

and how these commitments relate to

their work;

3. Identify synergies between the NUA, Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs) and other internationally agreed commitments;

4. Discuss elements of a strategy for engaging multi – stakeholders partnerships at community, local, national regional and global levels to supports the implementation, monitoring and reporting on the NUA;

5. Identify partners’ contribution to implementation and reporting on the NUA.

ORGANIZATION OF THE FORUM

Panel discussion; Sharing National

Framework, mechanisms and plans for

NUA – governments’ perspective

Panel discussion; The New Urban Agenda

and its linkages with SDGs and other

internationally agreed commitments

Multi stakeholder partnerships for

implementation of the New Urban Agenda

and contribution for local, national and

regional levels implementation of the New

Urban Agenda

Global to Localization –

Implementation of the NUA at local

level – A government, local governments

and multi – stakeholders perspective

Exploration of global, regional, and

national frameworks for implementation,

monitoring and reporting on the NUA

Tools for implementation of the New

Urban Agenda

Localization of SDGs, NUA, and other Global Commitments

I. Priorities and Accomplishments

1. Adoption of the National Urban Policy (NUP) which incorporates CCA and DRRM in urban planning.

2. Creation of the Philippines Urban Agenda

3. Less casualties during typhoons. We learned from Yolanda (Haiyan)

4. Satellite imagery available in government websites

In Sorsogon City

1. Conducted vulnerability assessment

2. Forged partnerships on improving water

quality and water delivery under the UNEP

– Global Initiative for Resource Efficient

Cities

3. Relocated ISFs to better settlement sites

Identified priorities

Lessen casualties, Operation Listo (Alert)

Program

Manage urbanization

- Updating of land use plans (48/145 cities)

- Mainstream CCA/DRRM in land use

plans (23/48)

II. What worked, did not work, and how it can be improved

Worked: MDGs were localized, SDGs too

Did not work: urban gender divide

How can it be improved: include urban divide in the discussion of urban dimension of

climate change

Lingering issue: uncoordinated governance

How can it be improved: promote vertical

integration

III. Enabling Mechanisms to Support

Localization

Successful mix of strategy to develop

culturally appropriate solutions

IV. Support to implement NUA

Harness vertical integration

Strict enforcement of planning standards

and regulation

Improve local capacities

Compact urban settlements

Build resilience

More robust database and informed

actions

Highlights:

1. The global level commitments on

urbanization and human settlements are

to be actualized at both national and

local levels;

2. National and local OWNERSHIP will be key to the successful implementation of the NUA with the government in the lead, to create an enabling environment, while working together with

civil society

private sector

local governments

women

youth; and

other key stakeholders and citizens to localize global commitments including SDGs and NUA.

3. The New Urban Agenda calls for a

people – centered approach to

Sustainable Urban Development;

4. Implementation of NUA and other

SDGs requires an enabling environment

adequate resources and tools to

facilitate implementation and monitoring

by relevant actors;

5. Multi – stakeholder partnerships should

be encouraged at all levels.

Recommendations1. Conduct of massive advocacy to the public

re SDGs and NUA specifically to ensure people’s understanding of these global transformative agenda

2. Allow LGEs to attend activities similar to the partners forum in Bangkok to enable them to connect with possible NGOs /groups or associations that could be tapped to help them with projects on NUA and other SDGs

3. Hold convergence of multi stakeholders

to engage them.

4. Develop local roadmaps cum action

plans re NUA implementation.

5. Connect with UN agencies an UN –

Habitat for any possible assistance.